Legal

One of Scotland's most luxurious country houses, The Tower of Lethendy in rural Perthshire, has found itself at the centre of an extraordinary High Court battle between the Kremlin and a billionaire oligarch...

A major change to the way VAT is collected in the building and construction industry comes into play on 1st October 2019 [delayed to 2020].

It was the biggest change to insurance law in a hundred years, apparently, but it passed a lot of people by at the time - including top property lawyer Nicky Richmond

Viewing platform nuisance claim to go back to court next year

As the Government moves forward with plans to overhaul the established leasehold system, Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth & Philip Harvey explore what leasehold reform will mean for landlords, leaseholders…

Reforming the leasehold system has been moving rapidly up the government’s agenda, and whilst welcomed by the domestic leasehold owners and tenants, the vast range of proposals are causing some concern…

The UK’s surviving urban commons are precious green spaces, says law professor Christopher Rodgers, but the laws that protect them are confusing, complicated and in some cases outdated...

Lawyer Chris Myers explains why capital appreciation and rental yields are no longer the only considerations for investors looking to buy in the UK capital - 'value-add' is now a fundamental part of the…

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers' personal details - including bank statements and passport copies - were…

Judge dismisses 'remarkable' action brought by businessman Michael Brown

Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…

Second home owners, landlords and property investors will have much less time to pay their tax bills as of April next year, notes Royds Withy King, and many may well be tempted to offload any surplus…